Son of William Congdell Fargo and Tacy Strong Fargo. Younger brother of William Fargo. Husband of Anna and father of William, James, Anna, and Grace Fargo.
James was a co-founder of American Express and Wells, Fargo & Co., and became the third president of American Express after William's death in 1881.
James C. Fargo died in his 86th year at NYC. Funeral services were held at St. Barnabas Church and his body was transported by train from Grand Central Station to Tarrytown, NY for interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Sources: Extracts from the New York Times Obituary Published: February 10, 1915, US Census 1870, Grossman, Peter Z., American Express: The Unofficial History of the People Who Built the Great Financial Empire, New York: Crown, 1987.
James was a co-founder of American Express and Wells, Fargo & Co., and became the third president of American Express after William's death in 1881.
James C. Fargo died in his 86th year at NYC. Funeral services were held at St. Barnabas Church and his body was transported by train from Grand Central Station to Tarrytown, NY for interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Sources: Extracts from the New York Times Obituary Published: February 10, 1915, US Census 1870, Grossman, Peter Z., American Express: The Unofficial History of the People Who Built the Great Financial Empire, New York: Crown, 1987.
Son of William Congdell Fargo and Tacy Strong Fargo. Younger brother of William Fargo. Husband of Anna and father of William, James, Anna, and Grace Fargo.
James was a co-founder of American Express and Wells, Fargo & Co., and became the third president of American Express after William's death in 1881.
James C. Fargo died in his 86th year at NYC. Funeral services were held at St. Barnabas Church and his body was transported by train from Grand Central Station to Tarrytown, NY for interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Sources: Extracts from the New York Times Obituary Published: February 10, 1915, US Census 1870, Grossman, Peter Z., American Express: The Unofficial History of the People Who Built the Great Financial Empire, New York: Crown, 1987.
James was a co-founder of American Express and Wells, Fargo & Co., and became the third president of American Express after William's death in 1881.
James C. Fargo died in his 86th year at NYC. Funeral services were held at St. Barnabas Church and his body was transported by train from Grand Central Station to Tarrytown, NY for interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Sources: Extracts from the New York Times Obituary Published: February 10, 1915, US Census 1870, Grossman, Peter Z., American Express: The Unofficial History of the People Who Built the Great Financial Empire, New York: Crown, 1987.
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